Friday, August 4, 2017

Constitutional Convention of 1787

John R. Vile, Middle Tennessee State University,
published the revised 2nd edition of the 2-volume reference work, TheConstitutional Convention of 1787with
Talbot Publishing in 2016. From the press:

Now with nearly 400 new
and updated entries and over 120 illustrations and maps, this revised and
expanded edition of this impressive encyclopedia shows in detail the lively,
contentious, four-month process that produced the United States Constitution.
With fascinating detailed portraits of the Framers, we are taken behind the
scenes into the fiery debates between powerful personalities and the
hard-fought battles and compromises that resulted in one of the most important
documents in history. Drawing on original sources and a wealth of secondary
works and recent scholarship, updated entries and dozens of illuminating side
boxes present a comprehensive treatment of all aspects of the Constitutional
Convention. Features include: - Two chronologies: day-to-day events at the
Convention and important dates leading up to it - Detailed individual profiles
of the delegates and excerpts from accounts of their debates - Information that
brings the events of the Convention to life such as the delegates' salaries,
housing, daily schedule, how appointed, their backgrounds, their personal and
legislative motivations, the mechanism of how the Convention and its committees
worked - How the creation of states, their legislations, plans and
constitutions all contributed to the final document - Analysis of Convention
discussion of dominant historical and philosophical influences and themes and
how and why they were included in the Constitution - A thorough appendix
containing original documents and text of important speeches. - Suggested
readings for each entry, cross-references, a topical table of contents, an
up-to-date and thorough bibliography, index. These two volumes provide a
complete guide to a pivotal moment in the formation of the United States -- the
Constitutional Convention -- that created one of the most important documents
in history, the United States Constitution.